Rain spider in defence mode

Despite looking so scary, like most spiders they are more afraid of humans and these ones, if touched, roll themselves into a little ball.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Exceptional quality, I'm looking full screen at the eyes right now, several of them :) Posted 11 years ago
1. Claire Hamilton
  
  Lion
  
  Eight! It is the evil looking spines on the legs that I find the most fearful! Posted 11 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Evil sub legs :) Posted 11 years ago

The Common rain spider

The Common rain spider , formerly ''P. natalius'', is a species of huntsman spider native to Southern Africa. It is the most common and widespread species in the ''Palystes'' genus. Its distribution ranges from KwaZulu-Natal province in the east, then westwards to the provinces of Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and North West in the north, and Eastern Cape and Western Cape in the south. It has a body length of 25–30 mm. The species was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1875.

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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Claire Hamilton